Do you take your other kids to appts?

I was just wondering if anyone else takes your kids to your doctors appointments. I have an almost 6 year old and 3 year okd girls and they are usually well behaved in public. (At home is a different story! 🤪 I have been finding baby sitters for my appointments so far, but was thinking about just taking them for this next one that is just a regular belly check. Once my ODD starts school I would probably take my youngest to the appts most of the time as long as it was just a quick check. There just gets to be so many appointments to the end and I feel bad always trying to find a friend to watch them. Any experience or thoughts?

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Mykids are older so they can stay home but so many women in my doctors office have kids with them. Its really not a big deal to bring them. I would try to find a sitter or invite a friend or family member to help if its a longer appointment (like the anatomy scan) other than that most doctors love interacting with the whole family. If they didnt I would question their bedside manner big time!

I bring mine if I don't have anyone available to keep an eye on him for me. He is 5yo & very hectic lol.. I love him to piece's of course, but he would probably give everyone a headache/anxiety if I had him with me 😆

I bring my 6 yr old. She has gone with me to all 3 of my appts so far, and will be attending my anatomy scan on Monday. She enjoys going because she loves checking up on me and the baby. Plus she wants to be a doctor lol

Nooope. I have 3 yr old twins and a 22 month old. I have my MIL (mother-in-law) babysit them, occasionally I bring my youngest. I think they would do fine but its too much especially now that I have a bump. Lifting them into our truck into carseats and stuff, yeah no.

for these first appts I leave my kids with a sitter. I'm considered high risk since I'm having twins and I want to get all the information I can with out distraction. I'll start taking them after 20 weeks

My DS (dear son) has been to more appointments than DH! 😂 he came to nearly everyone for DD. Even at the end when they started cervical checks. He was young, handed him the phone. He didn’t know what was going on. He’s almost 4 now and pretty rambunctious so I try to find a sitter for him most of the time now but most of these middle appts are so short I don’t stress too much if I have to bring him.

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